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Mod 12 & 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Emergency | is an unforeseen event that requires an immediate action from trained personnel, like: fire brigade, medical, evacuation and maintenance crew |
| Disaster | is an extremely serious state of emergency where the possibility of loss of life, severe injury or extensive damage to property exists |
| Emergency planning | involves the development of a specific plan which details actions to be taken by trained personnel during an emergency in an effort to efficiently control it and minimize its negative impact |
| Emergency Operations Center | is the location or area where the Chairman and support staff are assembled to respond to an emergency |
| Planning committee | is a body comprising of members from key functional group within the organization. |
| Emergency Plan | a comprehensive safety and health program includes ___ |
| Emergency Response Team | is a structured group whose function is to control an emergency or disaster |
| Incident commander | responsible for the overall organization and strategy of the emergency response, coordiantes logistical efforts and has the authority for the final decision in an emergency action |
| The Alternate | in the absence of the Chairman, the alternate usually fills this position and provides direction to all personnel at the scene including the fire marshal |
| The Fire Extinguisher/Fire Hose Team | this function is usually performed by a combined team of facility/site fire protection personnel |
| The Search and Rescue Team | this function is usually performed by trained first aiders and are responsible for the following |
| The Chemical Spill Team | this function is usually performed by operations personnel who are trained in the handling, control and disposal of hazardous materials |
| The Security Team | this function is usually performed by the Faculty Security Supervisor whose responsibilities are |
| The Medical/First Aid Team | this is performed by medical practitioners, nurses, and first aiders who are trained in industrial medicine and basic life support |
| The Evacuation Team | this is performed by an assigned personnel who assist the employees'workers during evacuation to their assigned areas and maintain order |
| Disaster Planning | is a necessary activity. there is no amount of preplanning that will undo all the chaos that surrounds a disaster or emergency situation |
| Bomb threats | take threats seriously. dont use firearms or phones in the building |
| Basic principle of accident prevention | our basic concern on occupational safety and health is on the safety of the worker against accident and injury and health of a perosn against illnesses and diseases |
| Accident investigation | a methodological effort to collect and interpret the facts of accident |
| Formal policy | requiring the power and consistent reporting of all accidents is one of the most important principles of any accident investigation |
| Fatal accidents | the occupational safety and healthy standards being implemented by DOLE require that accidents resulting in death should be reported to DOLE Regional Office |
| Accident causing injury or illness | any injury that causes minor or first-aid treatment to serious, to permanently/totally incapacitate workers should be reported |
| Diseases | all work-related diseases/illnessses due to exposure to unsafe working environment should also be reported |
| Near misses | is an incident where no injury or property damage has occurred but is where a slight difference in position or timing could mean the occurrence of damage |
| Dangerous Occurrences | any ____ which may or may not cause seriously bodily harm to workers, or seriously damage the premises of employment should be investigated and reported by the employers to DOLE Regional Office |
| Secure and isolate the scene | eliminate the hazards |
| Provide Care for the Injured | ensure that the medical care is provided to the injured people before proceeding with the investigation |
| Interview Victims and Witnesses | interview as soon as possible after the incident |
| Gather Evidence | examine the accident scene. look for things that will help you understand what happened |
| Employee actions | safe actions, at-risk behavior |
| Environmental conditions | lighting, heat/cold, moisture/humidity, dust, vapors, etc... |
| Equipment condition | defective/operational, guards, leaks, broken parts, etc... |
| Systems & Procedures | existing (or not), followed (or not), appropriate (or not) |
| Training | was employee trained; when, by whom, documentation |
| Root Cause Analysis | is finding the real cause of the problem and dealing with it rather than simply continuing to deal with the symptoms |
| Investigation report | an accident investigation is not complete until a report is prepared and submitted to the proper authorities |
| Engineering | will probably be needed to improve working conditions |
| Education | after engineering control measures are put in place, training of all the workers of the organization is needed |
| Enforcement | after all control measures have been exhausted and in place and trainings have been conducted to educate the employees, accident might still happen |
| 1050 | Notifcation and keeping of records of accident and/or occupational illness |
| 1053.01: Notification | All work accidents or occupational illnesses, resulting in disabling conditions or dangerous occurrences shall be reported by the employer to the Regional Labor Office |
| 1054: Keeping of Records | the employer shall maintain and keep an accident or illness record which shall be open at all times for inspection by authorized personnel |